Republicans have warned that vulnerable Senate Democrats will be punished in the upcoming November general election for voting to block the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
“All Democrats will pay a heavy price in November for willfully refusing to end this border crisis,” Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said in a statement after the impeachment proceedings. It will happen,” he said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York proposed an order in which both articles of impeachment passed by the House would be deemed unconstitutional after senators were sworn in as jurors. Votes on the points of order were taken along party lines, with all Democrats agreeing that both provisions were effectively unconstitutional.
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All vulnerable incumbent Democrats (from left to right), Sens. Bob Casey, Sherrod Brown, Jacky Rosen, Tammy Baldwin, and Jon Tester, voted against the articles of impeachment. (Getty Images)
This includes all five of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Sen. Bob They included Sen. Casey (Pennsylvania) and Sen. Jacky Rosen (Democratic).Nevland
“The American people must hold the Senate accountable for this shameful performance,” House Republican leadership said in a joint statement from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and House Republican leadership. He will question the Democratic Party.” Minnesota Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, RN.Y.
“History will not forgive the Democratic Party’s decision to file this hearing,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) said similarly in a statement. “Americans will hold Mr. Mayorkas accountable at the polls this November.”
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) also accused Democrats of ignoring their “duties to the American people.”
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Testers face one of the most competitive races in the country. (Anna Moneymaker)
“Montanans want real solutions to secure our border, not partisan gamesmanship from politicians in Washington, D.C.,” Tester said in his statement after deciding to vote along party lines. .
He called on President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas to use their remaining executive powers to secure the border, calling on former President Trump to abandon bipartisan border policies due to public disapproval. I asked my Senate colleagues to reconsider.
The Tester race is considered one of the most competitive in the country heading into November.
“Senate Democrats are committed to holding Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accountable for the disastrous border policies that have created this crisis,” National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesperson Tate Mitchell said in a statement. “We have just shown voters that we will not do anything about it.”
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McConnell said history doesn’t reflect well on lawsuits. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Republicans also lamented the precedent set by Wednesday’s impeachment trial proceedings. “This means the Senate can effectively ignore the House’s impeachment,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on the floor after the Senate adjourned.
“This is not a proud day in the history of the Senate,” he added.
Throughout the history of the Senate, charges and trials have only been dismissed if the person impeached has resigned or is no longer serving for some other reason.
Cornyn called the precedent “unfortunate” and called it part of a larger effort by Democrats to “cover up the Biden administration’s failed border policies.”
“In 2020, Democrats voted to impeach Mr. Trump without even charging him. Today they voted that ‘felony’ cannot be an impeachable offense. Totally absurd.” said Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, comparing the proceedings of an impeachment trial. From the Trump era.
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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will speak at the Capitol on Wednesday, April 10th. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
Republicans condemned the proceedings on the Senate floor, but President Biden’s administration was pleased with the outcome.
“The Senate’s decision today to reject House Republicans’ baseless attacks on Secretary Mayorkas demonstrates that there was no evidence or constitutional basis to justify impeachment,” DHS spokeswoman Mia Ehrenberg said in a statement. We have conclusively proven that.”
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“The Senate has categorically rejected a baseless impeachment that even conservative legal scholars have called unconstitutional,” White House Oversight and Investigations Press Secretary Ian Sams said in a statement.
He also said that Biden and Mayorkas “will continue to do their jobs to keep America safe and pursue real solutions at our border.”
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